Innovation and Entrepreneurship MSc

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Course Summary

Innovation and entrepreneurship are gaining recognition as vital tools to tackle increasing complex global problems. The MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme will equip learners with essential skills to emerge as capable and responsible innovators and entrepreneurs, significantly contributing to worldwide sustainability efforts.

The programme will enable learners to study the essentials of entrepreneurship, exploring the journey of starting, managing, and scaling businesses, whilst integrating current insights into innovation and sustainability. With a strong emphasis on real-world application, the course offers a blend of lectures, case studies, workshops led by industry professionals, ensuring that students acquire a deep understanding of the entrepreneurial and innovation process from ideation to execution.

The programme is designed to offer a blend of theoretical underpinning and industry thinking, including modules on leadership, financial management, innovative and entrepreneurial problem solving, and the importance of sustainable development, preparing students to build businesses that not only thrive economically but also contribute positively to society and the environment. 

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2-year Master's to suit your needs

Choosing a Professional Placement MSc is a win-win for your career, giving you the chance to get real experience, apply your cutting-edge skills in the workplace and stand out to future employers.

In the first year you will have help from the University to find a placement, whilst developing your expertise. You will then spend your second year out in industry on placement, getting the chance to work with industry professionals and grow your network of industry contacts. Bringing the latest business school insights to industry,  you will get to make a difference to the workplace and make lasting links with your employer.

Students need to find and secure their own placement, supported by the University. A preparation module will also help you to get ready for your placement.

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What you'llStudy

Our leadership and management modules are designed to hone strategic decision-making skills, while the finance module provides the knowledge necessary to navigate the financial challenges of starting and growing a business. The additional modules will encourage you to examine the role of innovation in relation to entrepreneurial thinking and business application, with a significant focus on developing a critical understanding of sustainability in a global business environment.

Who you'll Learn from

Athalia Dangerfield

Lecturer
Athalia Dangerfield

How you'll Learn

Our students engage in practical, real-world projects

Assessment will be via coursework worth 100%

This course is designed around in-person study

There may be some online learning activities

This course is taught by the University of Chester’s Chester Business School. You will learn by attending regular, scheduled sessions, which could be lectures, workshops, presentations, guest speaker talks, or case studies, as well as one-to-one sessions with your tutors.

The course consists of six 20 credit taught modules and a 60-credit Management Research Project, all at Level 7.

You will have access to contemporary practical IT suites, including 24/7 access to the onsite library.

Entry Requirements

2:2 honours degree

Students are required to have a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline. 

Non-standard qualifications will be considered for entry on their own merit.

Candidates should also meet the University's requirements for English. 

2:2 honours degree

Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts.

We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also take into account appropriate work experience.

English Language Requirements

For more information on our English Language requirements, please visit International Entry Requirements.

Where you'll Study Queen's Park, Chester

Home of Chester Business School

Queen's Park is your multi-million pound Business School in the heart of the city.

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A corporate learning hub

With links to key employers and entrepreneurial opportunities to help you get the future you want.

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Get Supported

At Queen's Park you will have all the support you need from Careers and Employability to Student Suport and Study Skills. A dedicated business library offers printed books, journals and e-books, laptop loan and open access computers. It has pods for team working with friends, or quiet areas for study.

Modern learning, historic city

Our historic buildings offer modern and spacious teaching and learning areas; seminar rooms, PC labs, and student common rooms, a 200-seat lecture theatre, and a unique boardroom and atrium - where you can enjoy career fairs and business events and listen to a host of visiting speakers from industry.

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Close to the city

The Queen's Park Bridge is your scenic five-minute route into the historic centre of Chester, with riverside cafes and bars, Grosvenor Park, and the Roman gardens and amphitheatre all on the way.

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Get Connected

As well as ensuring industry-relevant degree courses, our many business partners offer experiential learning, networking, and industrial placements, all helping you to get connected for your future.

Fees and Funding

Guides to the fees for students who wish to commence postgraduate courses in the academic year 2024/25 are available to view on our Postgraduate Taught Programmes Fees page.

The professional placement/project year will cost an additional £2,650, due at the start of the second year of the course.

£14,750 per year (2024/25)

The tuition fees for international students studying Postgraduate programmes in 2024/25 are £14,750.

The professional placement/project year will cost an additional £2,650 (due at the start of the second year of the course), totaling £17,400 for the full course fee 2024/25.

The University of Chester offers generous international and merit-based scholarships for postgraduate study, providing a significant reduction to the published headline tuition fee. You will automatically be considered for these scholarships when your application is reviewed, and any award given will be stated on your offer letter.

For more information, go to our International Fees, Scholarship and Finance section.

Irish Nationals living in the UK or ROI are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes.

Your course will involve additional costs not covered by your tuition fees. This may include books, printing, photocopying, educational stationery and related materials, specialist clothing, travel to placements, optional field trips and software. Compulsory field trips are covered by your tuition fees.

If you are living away from home during your time at university, you will need to cover costs such as accommodation, food, travel and bills.

Your Future Career

Job Prospects

This course will enable graduates from a range of disciplines who are wanting to pursue entrepreneurship as a viable career or wish to become more effective innovative leaders and managers in an ever-changing and challenging business environment.

Careers Service

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.